Saturday, January 06, 2007
Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One
Healing after the Suicide of a Loved One is another book I have. It is written by Ann Smolin and John Guinan. It contains a lot of good information about healing. It is important reading since it approaches healing from the angle of the spouse or sibling.
One statement on page 92 tries to explain how the death of loved by suicide can be viewed. "The loss of a loved one by suicide is the worst thing that will ever happen to you." I'm not sure I agree, but it is certainly terrible. I think the authors indicated how bad it is because of the guilt that is many times the result of a loved one completing suicide.
Suicide is usually viewed as preventable. We have many layers of protection within our society to prolong life, and it is so awful when holes develop in those layers of protection, and someone takes their life. It seems so wrong, so wasteful.
I believe that there is little one can do if a person is determined to take their life. Unless there is around-the-clock protection and restraint, the person will succeed.
The book has some excellent suggestions regarding support groups;a group of people who have experienced a similar situation can benefit greatly from talking it over, and over, and over. If you have lost a loved one to suicide, I would encourage your to find, or start, a support group.
One statement on page 92 tries to explain how the death of loved by suicide can be viewed. "The loss of a loved one by suicide is the worst thing that will ever happen to you." I'm not sure I agree, but it is certainly terrible. I think the authors indicated how bad it is because of the guilt that is many times the result of a loved one completing suicide.
Suicide is usually viewed as preventable. We have many layers of protection within our society to prolong life, and it is so awful when holes develop in those layers of protection, and someone takes their life. It seems so wrong, so wasteful.
I believe that there is little one can do if a person is determined to take their life. Unless there is around-the-clock protection and restraint, the person will succeed.
The book has some excellent suggestions regarding support groups;a group of people who have experienced a similar situation can benefit greatly from talking it over, and over, and over. If you have lost a loved one to suicide, I would encourage your to find, or start, a support group.
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